When comparing iTunes vs Vox, the Slant community recommends iTunes for most people. In the question“What are the best music players for OSX ?”iTunes is ranked 2nd while Vox is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose iTunes is:

There is a feature included in iTunes called Smart Playlists that allows the user to create playlists based on criteria such as BPM, Genre, Artist, Album, Plays, Rating, etc.

Pros

Pro

Can create a playlist based on rules

There is a feature included in iTunes called Smart Playlists that allows the user to create playlists based on criteria such as BPM, Genre, Artist, Album, Plays, Rating, etc.

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Can automatically create playlists based on a chosen song

There is a feature called Genius included in iTunes that allows the user to select a song and create a playlist based on that song. It will analyze the music library and choose songs similar in tone to the one chosen.

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Syncs across devices

Synchronization of playback information, podcast subscriptions, and settings is possible in iTunes. It can also automatically download purchases made on other devices.

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Airplay support

Streaming audio to all Airplay enabled devices within WiFi range is permitted by iTunes. It's also possible to select more than one device to play a song at the same time.

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Can auto-import CDs

The user can set up iTunes in such a way that media (from CDs) can be automatically imported once a CD is inserted. This also comes with customizable import settings (bitrate, codec). Additionally, iTunes can automatically fetch track names from the Internet.

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Built-in parental controls

iTunes parental controls can be used to deny access to certain parts of iTunes such as podcasts, internet radio, store, or shared libraries, as well as restricting access to media that has a certain rating or warnings.

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Can autopull information about songs

Track names and album artwork can be automatically obtained by iTunes.

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Sleek interface

The interface of iTunes presents a flat, clean design with playback controls at the top-left, search at the top-right, and a row of ways to categorize available media beneath that. It can also be minimized to take up much less space. The minimized interface is called the Mini Player and it can be set to display on top of all other windows. It's possible to show iTunes on top of all other windows when playing movies as well.

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iTunes store has a huge selection of media

The iTunes store offers a huge catalog of videos, songs, and podcasts.

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Advanced podcast management

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iCloud integration

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Internet radio

A music streaming service called Radio is available in iTunes. It creates stations based on chosen genres, songs, or artists and requires Apple ID for access.

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Ability to add RSS feeds

The ability to add RSS feeds in iTunes keeps the user informed of the latest web content.

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Very high-quality playback

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SoundCloud integration

Pro

YouTube playlist/channel support

Youtube URLs can be directly pasted to Vox.

Pro

Last.fm scrobbling

Cons

Con

Album organization can be fragmented

Songs purchased from the same album at different times will be added as separate albums.

Con

Heavyweight

With each update, iTunes appears to get bigger and bigger, though adding little more value, especially for the user who just wants to listen to and organize music.

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Buggy iTunes app

Immediately after the worldwide launch of Apple Music, a new version of iTunes was released (12.2). Many users have reported issues with this release, such as music lists getting mixed up, music having wrong metadata, etc.

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Duplicates media files

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Authorization limit

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Unfortunately required to fully manage iPods

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GUI too small for HI Res screens

Not resizable and everything looks tiny including covers and texts.

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Cloud storage has hefty monthly fee

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Interface can be confusing and unintuitive

Playlists and collections are sometimes interchangeable. Many interactions do not have the option to play music and the app is very centred around it's Loop subscription.

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Uses almost as much CPU and memory as iTunes

While the interface is cleaner, the code is not.

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Premium cost for basic functions like EQ

They upgraded to a "premium" model. Try and find an old version 2.8.x if you want a usable player.

Con

Collections and Playlists not good enough. Too simple.

When you have a big library you need a little more than just a bunch of names gathered. Adding folders to a collection put all files in a column and that's it. No sign of which album the song is from, cover etc... you have to play the file in order to see more info... Too simple.

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